Recorded 1912–1965 Girls' name Peak 1928 230 births

Verneta — girls' name

230 babies named Verneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s1091930s641940s51950s111960s6
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Verneta was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

16 babies were named Verneta in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verneta

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Verneta between 1912 and 1965, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verneta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verneta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Verneta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verneta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 230 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Verneta at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

230

Since 1912

54 years of records

Peak year

1928

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1912

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1965

Verneta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1912

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1928)
16
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
05101520 19651939193319291925192119171912 5

Verneta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
109 births that decade — 47% of Verneta's all-time total
1910s351920s1091930s641940s51950s111960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verneta?
230 babies have been named Verneta since 1912. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1928 with 16 births.
When was Verneta most popular?
Verneta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Verneta been used?
Verneta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 54 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Verneta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veronica, Vera, Verna, Verda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.